TANZANIAN opposition figure Tundu Lissu, long known for surviving an assassination attempt and enduring multiple arrests, now faces the most serious charge of his political career: treason. The charge, which carries the death penalty, follows his party’s escalating demands for electoral…
THE African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it has disbursed 50 billion Dollars into various sectors of Nigeria in the last 10 years. Prof. Benedict Oramah disclosed this at the Commissioning of the Afreximbank African Trade Centre (AATC) in Abuja…
GHANA’S energy landscape is undergoing a strategic transformation, and the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) is at the centre of the action. At the upcoming Invest in African Energies: Accra Investor Briefing, BOST Managing Director Afetsi Awoonor will highlight…
DESPITE mounting global trade tensions and the freeze on US aid under President Donald Trump, widescale credit downgrades across Africa remain unlikely, according to Fitch Ratings. Speaking during a recent webinar, Fitch analysts emphasised that Africa’s limited integration into global supply chains, as…
FOUR US citizens have been charged by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for their alleged involvement in a failed 2024 coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a criminal complaint unsealed this week. As reported by Reuters, three of the men—Marcel…
TANZANIA’S political climate is again under the spotlight following the arrest of opposition leader Tundu Lissu, just months before the country heads to general elections. Lissu, a high-profile critic of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, was detained on Wednesday in Mbinga, southern…
Mr Andreas Carlson, Sweden’s Minister for Infrastructure and Housing has pledged his country’s commitment to investing in Nigeria’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Innovation hub sectors. Carlson made the pledge in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
GABONESE voters cast their ballots Saturday in a pivotal presidential election, the first since the military ousted long-time leader Ali Bongo in August 2023. The central African nation’s transitional ruler, General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led the coup, is widely expected…
THREE American citizens convicted in connection with a failed 2023 coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been handed over to US authorities following the commutation of their sentences, officials confirmed Tuesday. The development follows high-level diplomatic…
A FORMER Gambian soldier accused of torturing people suspected of plotting a failed coup against ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh is now on trial in the United States. The case, reported by the Associated Press (AP), represents a rare application of a US law allowing the…
